Samsung Health 6.0 brings new design and features

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• Samsung Health 6.0 is rolling out now.
• The newest update to Samsung’s health-focused app includes a design rehaul and some new features.
• The latest version of Samsung Health also features better integration with Samsung wearables.

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Hot on the heels of Google’s update to its health-focused application Google Fit, Samsung just announced the latest version of its wellness suite, Samsung Health (formerly S Health).

The newest version, Samsung Health 6.0, brings a fresh new design as well as some new features that will help you take control of your health and encourage you to stick with your fitness goals.

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The biggest change you’ll notice when you first launch Samsung Health 6.0 is the redesigned dashboard. The simplified interface utilizes white space extremely well and lets the user customize which statistics take priority, which will make it easier for you to see what matters most to you right when you open the app.

You can see a screenshot of the new dashboard below:

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Along with a design refresh, Samsung is also enhancing the social aspects of Samsung Health to make it easier for you to stay on track. Multiple studies have shown that the best way to lose weight and stay fit is to team together with other people, and the Samsung Health app makes that process incredibly easy.

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The improved Together section of the app allows you to share videos and fitness milestones with your friend and family right from the app. You can also join communities of people from around the world and share your progress with them to help celebrate your success or give you the motivation you need to stay on track.

The Discover tab was also updated to give quick access to articles, applications, and assorted information on health-related topics you think are important. This is where you’ll find fitness routine suggestions, healthy recipes, or reviews on fitness products.

Additionally, Samsung Health has better integration with Samsung wearables, especially the latest-and-greatest Samsung Galaxy Watch:

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Samsung Health will track 39 different workouts using your Samsung Galaxy Watch or other compatible wearables. In fact, it can even seamlessly track one workout merging with another — such as from running to cycling — without you having to manually tell the app to do so.

Finally, Samsung Health can give you health advice by connecting you with medical professionals through its “Ask an Expert” service. You can also look up symptoms you might be having to get a better grip on what’s going on using the appropriately-named “Symptom Checker.” However, these services are only available in select countries and languages for right now.

Give Samsung Health a try by clicking the button below!

Install Samsung Health for Android

Source: Android Zone

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Here are the Samsung phones that will get RCS support

Samsung and Google are teaming up to make RCS better.

Samsung announced today it’s working with Google to make their respective texting apps fully compatible with each other. In other words, Samsung Messages users will be able to use all of the advanced RCS features when chatting with Google’s Android Messages users. These include group chats; the ability to send images, stickers, and files; location sharing; read receipts; typing indicators; and video calls. With RCS, all of these features are part of the basic messaging service that’s tied to your phone number, reducing the need to use WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, or other similar services.

Read: What is RCS messaging and why is it important?

In theory, RCS could become the overarching messaging service that connects every smartphone in the world. In practice, the rollout of RCS support has been slow and chaotic, despite the best intentions expressed by manufacturers and carriers. Samsung itself dragged its feet, having first announced its RCS rollout in February 2017.

Samsung phones getting RCS support

As part of its announcement, Samsung said it would roll out RCS support to many of its recent flagship phones, as well as some mid-rangers. Starting with the Galaxy S8, the following devices will get RCS support:

• Galaxy S8;
• Galaxy S8 Plus;
• Galaxy S8 Active;
• Galaxy S9;
• Galaxy S9 Plus;
• Galaxy Note 8;
• Galaxy Note 9;
• “select” A- and J-series phones.

In its blog post, Samsung said the devices need to run Android 9.0 or higher, but it’s not clear from the wording if this requirement refers to all phones on the list or just the A- and J-series ones.

Furthermore, “select Galaxy phones on carriers that support RCS” will feature RCS support out of the box.

Carrier support required

“By furthering our robust partnership with Google, we will bring a richer messaging experience to our customers, letting them seamlessly chat with their friends and family across messaging platforms. This collaboration will help further the industry’s momentum toward advanced messaging and global RCS coverage,” said Samsung’s Patrick Chomet.

The big question mark remains carrier support. Carriers control a major part of the complex infrastructure required to support RCS messaging. Without carrier support, you can’t have RCS, despite the best efforts of Google or Android OEMs.

Read: Huawei will bring RCS to its smartphones via Android Messages

At the last count, 55 carriers from around the world have pledged to support the RCS Universal Profile, which is a set of technical features designed to ensure compatibility between various RCS implementations. Not all of these carriers actually offer RCS already though.

The good news is Google and Samsung seem to be on the same page when it comes to RCS. That will hopefully give the initiative the momentum it needs to become a truly universal service. Well, as close to universal as possible, considering that Apple has shown no intention of ever adopting RCS.

Source: Android Zone

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